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Hymenoplasty is a surgery for restoring the hymen. It is performed for many reasons, religious and non religious. Learn more about the basics of hymenoplasty.

Transcript: The surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia and it takes about an hour. A surgeon uses...

The surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia and it takes about an hour. A surgeon uses a laser or scalpel to bring the fragments of a woman's hymen together, and then stitches them back together around the vaginal opening, leaving only the small opening associated with virginity. Hymenoplasty costs from $2,000 to $5,000 and only lasts until the hymen is broken again. Still, women continue asking for the procedure for both religious and nonreligious reasons. Some women cough up the money in the hopes of reviving their sex life, or surprising their partners in bed.